Originally Posted by david2k86 (Post 902417)

Possibly the first real rock band I ever discovered (I believe The Simpsons episode "Flaming Moe" introduced me to them :p) and the first band I really got into and became a fan of, followed by Bon Jovi, almost a decade ago!

I bought Japan 2002 off Play.com for something like £7.99. Blatently a bootleg but is very decent. Easily better than You Gotta Move (which I believe I've only watched once since 2004). A Little South Of Sanity is pretty much what you'd expect for an Aerosmith live album if you've not seen/heard them live already - ****ing awesome. I myself am still yet to see them live.

I also got the Making of Pump DVD which is good if you like these type of things.

As for albums, their 70's stuff is the best easily, but the more commercial Geffen-era albums are still good aswell. Never been fussed on Permanent Vacation, but Pump and Get A Grip are solid. Yes, it's very polished up like an 80's hair-metal album, but it's still Aerosmith. Nine Lives is patchy. Quite bland for the most part, but the title track, Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees), Hole In My Soul, Pink and Attitude Adjustment are good. Just Push Play though is very weak indeed. The only song I like on there is Jaded.

Originally Posted by david2k86 (Post 902599)

This is the only good one I found on google, as Play.com don't (at least not anymore) have any artwork for it.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...EL._SS500_.jpg

Like I say, blatently a bootleg, but video/audio is decent enough.

Play.com don't seem to stock it anymore, but the cheapest used/new range was £8.50.

Originally Posted by KeepTheFaith2211 (Post 902638)

Thanks for the help.

I think I'm going to order it, although TBH, I've never dealt with 'PlayTrade' before:p

Originally Posted by JerseyboyUK (Post 902217)

Same here, 'Honkin' On Bobo' was great but felt more like a 'project' than a real album. They also sucked bigtime when i saw them at Hyde Park, Joe Perry was particularily disappointing.

'Aerosmith', 'Get Your Wings', 'Toys In The Attic', 'Rocks', and 'Draw The Line' are mindblowing good rock and roll albums, then it all went to shit.
'Pump' and 'Permanent Vacation' have a couple of decent tracks on each, but in my opinion Aerosmith never really suited the shiny production that the 80's/90's albums exhibited. 'Nine Lives' and inparticularily 'Just Push Play' are complete turds, utterly devoid of any attitude or soul.

Them early albums are amazing, and 'Honkin' On Bobo' offered some genuine hope. I just pray that they pull thier finger out and give us a great stripped down rock and roll record, not the pop-shite they've released over the last 15-20 years.

Originally Posted by The Walrus (Post 902649)

If I can ask, what didn't you enjoy about Hyde Park? I thought it was a great show, a little short, but absolutely tonnes of energy and stage presence from the entire band, a great (IMO) setlist, and an all round top performance. Is it just that the setlist largely ignored the 70s material?

Originally Posted by JerseyboyUK (Post 902657)

Yeah i think maybe it was. Hearing the likes of 'I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing' & 'Jaded' really put a downer on it for me. Maybe i set my expectations to high? Or maybe i was just so unexpectedly blown away by the excellent precceeding performance by Chris Cornell (the Soundgarden songs inparticular was awesome, even the average Audioslave material was brought to life when using two guitarists).
I dunno, it was a combination of things that left me disappointed.